TLDR:

I love it. Everyone comments on it. it makes great tea. I highly recommend. However, water level to avoid boiling over is tricky. Will take some practice to get it right, but totally worth it.

What can I say? Literally everyone that walks into the kitchen and sees it loves it and asks about it.

Pros:

It's really cool.

The cast iron teapot keeps it super hot between steepings so you can get a second teapot boiling in a fraction of the time of a standard steel teapot or ceramic teapot.

The tea is great.

Cons:

The spout length and angle makes getting JUST the right amount of water to steep the tea, but not TOO much water to where it boils up and out of the spout all over your stove, a bit of a hassle at first. The right amout of water will change depending on how hard you boil it and how much tea you put in the basket. Just pay close attention to the water level against the included basked and add more/less until you get it just right for you.

It's very small. My smallest burner on my stove top swallows it up and it looks rather comical.

Not an issue if you have an older stove or a gas stove. But, if you have a "smart" electric stove you probably won't be able to use a middle heat setting as the burner will be too cool on the outer edges from the heat escaping and it will simply be on full go the whole time. If you have a hot plate or one of the devices I think the manufacturer sells I don't think this would be an issue at all.

It's cast iron (also a plus!) So, please do not EVER put this in your dishwasher or soak in the sink. It will rust like crazy. No. Really. If you've never experienced cast iron before, you will know you messed up as soon as you've done it. Hand wash and DRY it with a rag and it should stay super cool looking for as long as you own it. Oh, and don't keep it next to your sink or any other place where there's lots of moisture between uses.

Final Thoughts:

I just really dig it. It's a bit eclectic in my kitchen and while it WAS a hassle to figure out the exact amount of water/tea for the perfect teapot... it was also kind of an adventure that once I got it down, makes it even cooler to me. I will say that it's a bit heavy for it's size due to it being cast iron so, if you have shaky or weak hands and a glass stove... maybe not the best choice. I use it daily and all in all, I'm very pleased with it and I'm happy I have it. 

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